Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-31
PUGs. TABBIEs AND CANARIEs.


Diversified Clinic at a Pennsylvania
University.
from the Philadelphia Press.l
tsDoctor, is my pug any better to- days'
The questioner was a young lady who had
called at the veterinary hospital of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The doctor led her
into the dogs ward, where dozen dogs
howled and barked in unison as the door was
opened. "Pug's" cage was opened and he
hobbled out as far as his chain would allow
to greet his mistress. month ago the dog
had broken his right foreleg and was taken
TO the hospital, where it was decided that it
must be amputated. The operation had
been successfully performed, and yesterday
he had sufficiently recovered to be taken
home, both dog and mistress looking equally
delighted as they went out of the iron gate
together.
A dozen dogs of all sizes remained in the
ward each in an airy and comfortable cage.
They were big bulldog, collie, with acnte
bronchitis, breathing like a blast furnace;
several assorted dogs with the mango; fox
terrier, blind in both eyes from cataract, and
valuable young setter with auricular ca
tarrh. All the dogs tenderly cared for
and scientifically treated for their ailments.
Pets of all kinds, from St. Bernard to a
canary, are brought to the daily clinic. A
black and-tan terrier, recently discharged
from the hospital, had one of his eyes re-
placed by glass one, which looked SO natu-
raj that no one except the dog could detect
the deception. A canary was recently treat
ed for cancer in the throat and discharged
with it's health recovered and its throat re-
stored to its original strength and clearness.
Yesterday little cog was brought to the
clinic apparently paralyzed in the hind legs.
Drs Huidekoper and Zuill examined him
gravely and sent dog and owner home with
prescription and the assurance that the dog
would be well in few days. Their diagno-
sis showed that the supposed paralysis arose
from indigestion. In the dogs ward a black
cat "Jin," is a permanent resident. Jim
makes friends with every new patient, how
ever surly and adverse he may be. He sleeps
with them in their cages, and as he makes
tour of the ward every dog wags his tail in
affectionate greeting.
In the other ward sick and injured horses,
cattle and swine cared for. A card bear
ing diagnosis and a clinical report from
day to day is posted over every patients cage
or stall for the information of the students
who do duty as resident physicians.
DIR. Rush S. Huidekoper, dean of the vet
Urinary department of the university. has
been devoting all his spare time to the dis
section of the elephant Dom Pedro, which
died at the 'tZoo" some time ago. He is
preparing material for treatise on the
anatomy of the elephant, to be published in
the spring. AS the work progresses photo
graphs are taken of the various muscles and
organs to make illustrations for the book.
The purpose of the work is to settle many
disputed points in the anatomy of the ele-
phant, and will be a valuable addition to the
science of comparative anatomy. DIR. Huide-
koper has already discovered several pecu-
liarities in the muscular system of the ele-
phant which will be of great interest to stu
dents.